LIBERTY — Democrats are poised to take control of the Village of Liberty, with Dan Ratner Sr. leading the mayor’s race against incumbent Richard Winters and Democrat Ronald Stabak receiving enough votes to safely claim a trustee seat. Just 14 votes separated Ratner from Winters, who is seeking a third term as a Republican, Conservative and Independence candidate. The margin is close enough to potentially be overturned when the Board Elections begins counting 35 absentee ballots. “I’ve got to wait before all of the ballots are counted before I count my chickens,” Ratner said. “I’m happy that the citizens came out for me, but I don’t want to be too overconfident.” Stabak was far enough ahead to be secure in winning one of two open trustee seats, one of which incumbent Republican Shirley Lindsley decided not to pursue again. Another incumbent Republican, Corinne McGuire, leads in the race for the second trustee seat. But the final outcome could depend on absentee ballots, with less than 35 votes separating McGuire from Republican candidate Matthew DeFrank and Democratic candidate Anthony Covington. An unspecified number of paper ballots were voided because people mistakenly voted for three trustee candidates instead of two.